as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to finish; to get through with; to graduate; to come to an end; to end; to finish doing ...
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
to fly (with great force); to blast (e.g. into the sky); to lack common sense; to be extremely surprised (by)
staunch; hardcore; dyed-in-the-wool; metal reinforcement
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
chance; opportunity; occasion
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to make come true (e.g. a dream); to realize; to fulfill
to the extent possible; as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; wherever possible; if (at all) possible
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
compensation; amends; redeeming feature
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
with these words; while saying
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
a little embarrassing; slightly embarrassed; somewhat ashamed; extremely embarrassing; extremely embarrassed
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
estimate (of costs); budget
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
the front; honest; upright; decent
several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
hundred million; 100,000,000; 10^8
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to go crazy; to become romantically or sexually involved (with someone)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect